Texas Jury Finds for DuPont in Asbestos Case

BEAUMONT -- A Texas jury has reached a verdict in favor of DuPont, rejecting allegations that a former pipefitter's exposure to asbestos at one of the defendant's facilities was a cause of his mesothelioma. Whisnant, et al. v. DuPont, et al., No. E-0159183-Q (Texas 172nd Dist. Ct., Jefferson Cty.).

The Texas 172nd District Court for Jefferson County jury reached the verdict March 25 after a five-week trial and two days of deliberations.

The plaintiffs, who included the decedent's estate and five adult children, claimed that Willis N. Whisnant was exposed to asbestos during his work at a DuPont facility …